Dead Battery: WHY???

[djkorn1]

:sour: I went to start up the ski today and the battery would barely turn it over. It is a sealed battery and is only about 2 months old. What could cause it to die? (I beat the crap out of the ski last weekend)

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

leaky, and wet connectors.

any connection or switch that isnt perfect potentially 'leaks' in regard to the battery.

I predict, if you disconnect your battery when your ski is on the trailer, or in your garage you wont have any problems.

 

[djkorn1]

Normally I store it with the hood off. This time I didn't. It was pretty soggy in there... Thanks. I will charge er up tomorrow and give it a try. :mischievous:

 

[oxnard111]

Normally I store it with the hood off. This time I didn't. It was pretty soggy in there... Thanks. I will charge er up tomorrow and give it a try. :mischievous:

corroding cables? charging coil is going out?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

Im not a scientist, or even an electricion, BUT, i think that moisture contributes to those potentially weak connections and switches leaking.

:biggthumpup:

Normally I store it with the hood off. This time I didn't. It was pretty soggy in there... Thanks. I will charge er up tomorrow and give it a try. :mischievous:

 

[#ZERO]

First check and see if you have any parasitic draw on your battery by hooking a milliamp meter inline on the battery ground side.

Then check the charging voltage across the terminals with the engine running.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

its safe to assume any older ski, or ski thats been together for a while likely has a parasitic draw.

just disconnect the battery while its not in use.

( un less you AREnt lazy like me, and actually want to find and fix the connetions and switches that are leaky)

First check and see if you have any parasitic draw on your battery by hooking a milliamp meter inline on the battery ground side.

Then check the charging voltage across the terminals with the engine running.

 

[djkorn1]

I need to find ANY electrical problems... Daytona and Virginia are coming up. :dunno:

 

[SXIPro]

Did your automatic bilge pump get some debris stuck under the float switch, and it just kept running?

 

[SuperJETT]

Bilge switches are the #1 cause of this to me, I've lost probably 3-4 batteries over the past 15-16 years from that, including an Odyssey.

As suggested, stick a meter set to milliamps between the ground terminal and cable to see if you have something pulling current.

Did you forget to close the hood all the way? That darned light inside doesn't always go out you know.

 

[GUMP]

Bilge switches are the #1 cause of this to me, I've lost probably 3-4 batteries over the past 15-16 years from that, including an Odyssey.

As suggested, stick a meter set to milliamps between the ground terminal and cable to see if you have something pulling current.

Did you forget to close the hood all the way? That darned light inside doesn't always go out you know.

:haha::haha:

i agree! until i add a fuse on my bilge i had this prob...

 

[Freestylin-FX1]

Similar issue on my FX1 I had to slap back together as the house is on the market. So the work was just a little sloppy. I used butt conectors to lengthen my bilge wires and ran them straight to the battery. Of course I didnt tape them or tie them up high anywhere so they were sitting on the bottom of the ski right in the water my bilge couldnt pump out. lil tape and some zip ties and my problem was fixed.

 

[ski4]

with the heaving beating it took could there be a chargine issue ie broken cell

 

[djkorn1]

It's fine now. I am guessing that condensation from storage with the hood on caused this somehow. I can't figure anything else out. I don't have a switch on the bilge so it isn't that.

Maybe I left the door open?:sad:

 

[steveyz250fpilot]

Did you leave your stereo on? :buttkick: